Give Her Back, Is finished!
by Tubthumpr
Summary: John show us what a human can do when pushed.
1. I have become Death

Give Her Back  
  
By: Tubthumpr  
  
Rating PG  
Disclaimer: I don't own Farscape, never will it seems, (Grin) Just gonna borrow the character's for  
a while, so please don't sue!!  
Spoliers: Before "Prayer" All else, well if ya ain't watched Farscape you would not be reading this  
would ya?  
Summary: This is to be considered AU since I don't have a clue what will happen in the last ep's of the  
season. It's dark, It's different and it is my First so please RR. Will post new chapters as My Muse and  
if people tell me they want more.  
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Prologue:  
Aeryn's scream ripped through the ship, The Scarrens were being purely evil in there quest for the   
identity of her child. "Tell us if this child is the offspring of John Crichton." B' Lac the leader of the  
interrogation team smiled when another scream came again. "Frell you" shouted Aeryn. "We will take  
this child and examine it." B' Lac said. "Leave my child alone, you will all pay for this I swear you will  
all pay." B' Lac just smiled.  
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The wormhole closed, and a 5th Scarren Dreadnought was destroyed.  
"Hey D' Argo, are we ready for the overlay of the wanted beacons yet?" John said. "yes" came the reply.  
Scorpius and John had come up with a plan to get Aeryn back and it would cost John the last of the humanity  
he had left, but then again without Aeryn, he had nothing anyway. Moya would broadcast an Image of John  
to all the wanted beacons on all the planets that the Peacekeepers had seeded them with. John stood ready  
to begin. "Scarrens I am gonna say this one time and one time only, so listen up, I have just destroyed the  
5th Dreadnought with my wormhole tech. Now listen up, Give Her Back, it's plain and simple if you don't then  
I will start destroying worlds where there is one Scarren or Millions. Now watch and you will see what I mean"  
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Draken 3, A planet in the Quash Sector it is a Scarren stronghold. A blue white vortex opens up near the sun,  
Trillions of beings around the Galaxy watched in horror as a dark orange ball of death came from the wormhole  
and engulfed Draken 3 destroying the planet in mere microts.  
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Back on Moya,  
"Now that you have witnessed what I mean, I will say one more time, Give her back unharmed and with my  
child. This transmission ends now." " Well done John," said Scorpious. "Go away." John replied as he walked  
down the hall. Wanting to go somewhere and be sick, his stomach wanting to upheave at what he had just done  
but he knew even if he has sold his soul that this is the only way to get her back.  
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"Turn up the Heat, let her embrace it," Aeryn Sun was very near the Living Death, and B' Lac knew it, why was  
she being so stubborn, it was just a child, did not Peacekeepers have children just to raise and fill ranks. He would  
never understand the love she had for John and their child, Scarren's were not able to understand. "Sir we have  
a priority message from Main Command!!" shouted an assistant. "Let's view it shall we" they both watched as  
the message of John Crichton played and the destruction of the planet. "This may be a problem" mused B' Lac.  
  
OK OK I know I am not in League with 99.9 percent of the writers here on Fanfic.net but hey I love Farscape  
and I love Fanfic, Please let me know something as I am working on the next chapter.  
Thanks  
Tubthumpr 


	2. Take the Child

Give Her Back Chapter 2 Take the Child  
  
By: Tubthumpr  
  
Rating PG  
  
Disclaimer: I don't own Farscape, never will it seems, (Grin) Just gonna borrow the character's for  
  
a while, so please don't sue!!  
  
Spoliers: Before "Prayer" All else, well if ya ain't watched Farscape you would not be reading this  
  
would ya?  
  
Summary: This is to be considered AU since I don't have a clue what will happen in the last ep's of the season. It's dark, It's different and it is my First so please RR. Will post new chapters as My Muse and if people tell me they want more.  
  
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Deep in the uncharted territories a Scarren destroyer, the Hu' pak was trying to find Moya, High command had been in chaos since they had witnessed the vids of the destruction of Draken 3, and to add to that many planets have began to evict Scarrens from their planets. So High Command had sent the Hu' pak to find and negotiate a settlement with Crichton. "Captain, we have 3 ships on sensors and the markings appear to be Peacekeeper." reported 1st officer Kolar. "Why would those cowards be here?" questioned the Captain of the Hu' Pak. "Sir!, Peacekeeper ships are arming weapons!." "What is happeni.............." The Hu' Pak disappeared in a blinding flash. The 3 Peacekeeper ships remained checking for survivors and then moved on, their mission completed. **************************************************************************** ************************************************ Onboard Moya....  
  
The deadline for communications with the Scarrens came and went and John gave a slow sigh, "I guess they thought I was bluffin or that Draken 3 was a fluke." he commented to D' argo. "I don't know John perhaps something happened or............." He was to afraid to say what was on his mind.that maybe she is dead and they can not give her back, but he said nothing to his friend. "John, You know that the Scarrens only believe in Power they will not simply give her up without a cost, they can not understand you, because you are human and that is a species with which they have had no contact with." Scorpious remarked. They were all in command, Chiana, Sikorzu, Noranti, and Rygel. But it was Chiana who voiced what D' Argo had not, "What if she is already dead John?" she said softly while placing her had on his arm. "Then this will keep happening," after he said that a blue white vortex opened up and touched the sun and opened up with the deep orange fireball that blasted a small planet that was home to an outpost of the Scarrens. After the destruction of the planet, John stood for a few microts then left command, another piece of his soul gone never to be whole again. **************************************************************************** ************************************************  
  
"Why is the Peacekeeper still being interrorgated B'Lac?" High command had sent General Volux to find what he had found out and if Aeryn was still alive. "Because she is being stubborn, we might be able to counter Crichton with this child if command will let me extract it, I am sure it holds the key to wormholes also." yelled a very frustrated B'Lac. "There has been another attack, the ship we sent to find Crichton was destroyed by the Peacekeepers and he has not received news If she is alive and Unharmed! replied the General. "So cease the interrogation, stop the drugs and let nothing happen to her, we have underestimated this HUMAN who would have guessed that his mate and child would be worth the lives of untold billions." "We might have a slight problem, General, my techs say she is very near the living death and that the child's human body temperature is reacting to the heat we are producing in her cell. It is trying to cool itself and as it so happens it is affecting the mother as well, and it is killing her. The only way to stop it is to abort the child or take it from her and incubate it." General Volux could try to picture the reaction of Crichton when Aeryn returned without their child, could they keep it as a hostage, maybe raise it on their own, do more of their genetic testing. Would they be able to save her from the living death, and if so, would she be in any shape to tell Crichton what had happened to her, and that taking the child was the only way to save her. An incubation chamber was cumbersome and required a lot of power. Maybe Crichton would take his mate and leave. No if anything this thing with the planets showed just how much a human could go mad, no he would save the child and if possible give it back to it's parents, maybe he could keep his race going a while longer. "Take me to her" he simply stated. **************************************************************************** ************************************************ The cell was slowly getting cooler, just on the edge of her vision something moved. The cell doors opened and a Scarren she had never seen before came in. "Officer Sun get up you trelk," the guard said as he went to grab her but a backhand from the General stopped him. "Do not touch her." Volux leaned down to her and asked her if she wanted anything. "Let me out of here," that small effort nearly caused her to black out, but she would not, not in front of them. "Soon, Officer Sun soon, but first, and you do not have much time, the baby and our interrogation's are killing you. We need to take the child and put it in a incubation chamber." he spoke softly to her. "NO FRELL YOU, he is coming for me." I know but you must be alive when he comes or else, well never mind that does not concern you, however your health does concern me, I need you alive when he comes." He looked up at B'Lac and said...."Take the Child..................  
  
TBC OK I hope this is better than my first chapter, thanks to all who have RR. 


	3. One Way Ticket

Give Her Back Chapter 3  
  
One Way Ticket  
  
By: Tubthumpr  
  
Rating PG  
  
Disclaimer: I don't own Farscape, never will it seems, (Grin) Just gonna borrow the character's for a while, so please don't sue!!  
  
Spoliers: Before "Prayer" All else, well if ya ain't watched Farscape you would not be reading this would ya?  
  
Summary: This is to be considered AU since I don't have a clue what will happen in the last ep's of the season. It's dark, It's different and it is my First so please RR. Will post new chapters as My Muse tells me to and if people tell me they want more.  
  
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Commandant Grayza walked into command, "Do we know the status of negotiations with Crichton and the  
  
Scarrens?" "No Commandant, however 3 messenger ships from the Scarrens have been destroyed by our  
  
ships." replied a very nervous Braca, since everyone had viewed the destruction of the first planet  
  
Peacekeeper command had decided to interfere with the Scarrens and prevent the return of Aeryn Sun to  
  
John Crichton. Not everyone in Command approved of the decision, what if Crichton found out, what if Sun  
  
died, and it was the Peacekeepers fault. Would Crichton then turn his attention towards the Peacekeepers?  
  
Grayza brought Braca out of his thoughts, "Inform me of any new developments Captain." "Yes I will," but  
  
but as he said that he had decided to contact Scorpious and found out just what was really going on.  
  
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On Moya.............  
  
Chiana watched Crichton sleep from his doorway, she had slipped some drugs into his drink earlier because  
  
she knew the human needed some rest, hopefully he would not realize what had happened and not be mad  
  
but if he was well so be it. A noise from the bed got her attention, a low moan escaped from John's lips and  
  
a name, "Aeryn nooooo please stay with me, don't go," John started to thrash around in bed and Chiana went  
  
to his side to wake him. "Shhh... John wake up, wake up please." His eyes flew open and the nightmare  
  
slowly went from his mind. "Pip...... wha.... wha.... what is going on, I went into the center chamber to get a  
  
drink and now I am here?" "Rest you needed rest you have been up 44 arns and you needed rest..."  
  
"You drugged me!" shouted John  
  
"What if I was needed with the Scarrens when the contact us, what if...." Chiana stopped him with a firm grip  
  
on his arm. " I gave you a mild sedative, if we needed you we would have been able to wake you John."  
  
"I am sorry Pip, it's just I have a lot on my mind you know." John said as he reached for his shoes to put them  
  
on. Pilot's voice came over the coms, "John we are being contacted by a Virden trader he says he has an  
  
important message for you." "On our way." John dashed from his room followed by Chiana.  
  
D'Argo waited in the docking bay with Scorpious and Rygel as John and Chiana entered. They waited as the  
  
small ship docked. A couple of Aliens came down the lowered ramp, one was an Scarren, weapons were  
  
immediately draw and placed on the Scarren. "I mean you know harm, I am a messenger and I have a  
  
message for John Crichten," he held out his hand and it contained a vid chip. John started to walk forward  
  
but Scorpious stopped him. "Don't get close John he could kill you with one hit, let me go or Ka D'Argo."I  
  
will go and get the chip." replied D'Argo as he walked forward toward the Scarren. As they waited John said  
  
to the Scarren, "Is Aeryn still alive, and why have waited so long to contact me?" The Scarren said my name  
  
is B'Mone and all answers are in the vid chip, I am to await your answer." D'Argo walked back to John and  
  
gave him the vid chip. John walked over to the image machine and place the chip inside, "Greetings John  
  
Crichton, I am General Volux of High Command first let me inform you Officer Sun is alive and she will be  
  
returned to you as soon as possible, I am to ask you to stop destroying our bases and planets, the reason we  
  
have not contacted you is because the Peacekeepers have destroyed all ships trying to reach you and blocked  
  
communications channels. But before you believe all of this I will show you something, a haggard Aeryn Sun  
  
appeared and it was the most beautiful sight John had seen in a long time. "John I am alright," she stated but  
  
something was not right, "The Scarrens have interrogated me,but as soon as your messaged appeared they  
  
stopped, and they are letting me recover my strength before they let me come back to you, I am not a bioloid  
  
John, and I wish you had won the coin toss. The General then reappeared, "We need to know you answer to  
  
stop the attacks before we can proceed, we await your reply."  
  
"Something was wrong with Aeryn, she was not telling me something." noted John as he turned to look at  
  
B'Mone, "What is going on," John pulled his gun and aimed it at B'Mone. "Now John, if you kill him we will  
  
not get Aeryn back." stated Scorpious. He had remained quiet, having been contacted by Braca mere microts  
  
before the Scarren arrived he already knew about the attacks. What fools, do they not realize that Crichton  
  
would attack Peacekeepers as easily as Scarrens. "We need to move fast and get Aeryn back John,if the  
  
Peacekeepers attack and kill her then all of this would have been for nothing." noted Chiana. John slowly  
  
lowered his gun in his heart he knew something was wrong, "The baby she did not mention the baby, why?"  
  
"I am just a messenger, what is your answer.  
  
"The attacks will stop, but you have 2 solar days to give her back, now go." with that being said John left the  
  
cargo bay.  
  
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Command Carrier..............  
  
Braca walked down the hall toward Commandant Grayza's office, Command had received a message that the  
  
Scarrens had contacted Crichton and were arraigning a meeting, Command did not know however if he knew  
  
of the Peacekeeper involvement in trying to stop the meetings. Braca did not relish giving Grayza this  
  
message because he knew it would spell death for Aeryn Sun and her child and with those deaths possibly the  
  
deaths of billions of fellow Peacekeepers would follow. He reached her office and knocked, "come in captain,  
  
do you have news for me." Grayza looked up from her desk as he came in. "Yes command has informed me  
  
that the Scarrens and Crichton have talked and a arrangement has been made to return Sun to him."  
  
"Do we know where this meeting is to take place," "Yes a small system in the Molith sector." replied Braca.  
  
"What are Command's orders?" asked Grayza. "We are to send 3 ships and board the Scarren transport and  
  
capture Aeryn Sun before Crichton gets there." A slow smile appeared on Grayza lips, yes she could have her  
  
revenge on Crichton and he would never know it though, pity.  
  
"Prepare the ships, you and I shall accompany them to see this is done right." she said as she was getting up  
  
from her desk." "Yes Commandant it shall be done." Braca's heart was heavy as he knew this would not end  
  
well for anyone.  
  
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Moya...........  
  
"If the Peacekeepers are involved with trying to stop this then we should think ahead, we should intercept the  
  
transport sooner than expected." John was trying to convince everyone in command of his plan to get Aeryn  
  
back and stop the Peacekeepers from killing her, he had been trying to get a message to Peacekeeper  
  
Command but all channels were being scrambled in this part of space, even Scorpious could not contact  
  
Braca. "I fear that command may do something or maybe even Grayza may try something, they see this as an  
  
opportunity to weaken the Scarrens." stated Scorpious. "Pilot, move us onto an intercept course hech 7  
  
please," commanded D'Argo, he was with John all the way on this one, as they all were even Rygel, who had  
  
been quiet these past few days nodded in agreement.  
  
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On board Peacekeeper Marauder..............  
  
"We have the transport on sensors Commandant, no other ships are around." Good very good thought  
  
Grayza, this would be a complete surprise.  
  
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Scarren transport..................  
  
"Officer Sun we will arrive in 2 arns at the pre arranged meeting," the medical tech that was assigned to her  
  
looked up to see if she would give a reaction, she did not surprise her, no reaction, Officer Sun just continued  
  
to look at the embryo in the stasis tank anger and hatred boiling in her. Soon, she thought soon she and  
  
Crichton would be reunited and he would make everything right. General Volux entered the room and told  
  
the tech to leave them. "Officer Sun I would speak with you before we arrive." Aeryn turned around, "what  
  
do you want General?" He could see the hatred behind those eyes. Volux was not fazed though, he  
  
continued,"When we arrive please do not tell Crichton about the child just yet, we need calm and  
  
patience........" "Frell you," inturreptued Aeryn, you did this to me, without the heat interrogation I could have  
  
carried this child to full term, without the torture my child would be in me, you will all pay for this." She  
  
continued her rant but a shout from the General stopped her, "We have already payed for this, do you know  
  
what your mate has done?" Aeryn had known there were some kind of attacks but what there nature was she  
  
did not know, only that they must have been brutal, because Scarrens did not give up easily. Volux  
  
continued...."he has destroyed 5 dread naughts and 3 Planets." He waited for a reaction. She did not  
  
dissapoint him, "Good maybe you will watch who you torture in the future," she showed no sorrow, no  
  
remorse at what John had done." "I will not........", an explosen ripped into the transport, an alarm sounded  
  
and a voice came over the coms "Peacekeepers commandos have boarder us," pulse rifle fire could be heard  
  
in the background."Officer Sun lock yourself in here we can not permit them to get you," with that Volux left  
  
her.  
  
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Moya.........  
  
"Crichton! Moya has detected the transport and it is being attacked by Peacekeepers!" Pilot's voice yelled  
  
through the coms. "D'Argo I will meet you in the hanger" shouted John as he rushed thru the corridors of  
  
Moya towards the hanger. Scorpious was on his way as well, when everyone got to the hanger they were  
  
surprised to see Rygel there. "What are you doing here?" John asked. "I came to help, Chiana and Sikorzu  
  
are in Command, the old lady is with Pilot, and I can go places unnoticed." "Fine come on then we don't have  
  
much time to waste." they all entered D'Argo's ship and launched.  
  
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"Commandant we have secured the ship and we have 3 prisoners, however we have not located Aeryn Sun."  
  
"Search this ship and find her, when you do bring her to me." Grayza knew Sun was here with Crichton's  
  
unborn child. "This door is locked," "Well open it up." snarled the group leader. The door whoosed open to a  
  
room with a very pissed ex peacekeeper on the other side, Aeryn killed 4 commandos before she was  
  
overwhelmed and knocked out, Grayza entered the room saw the stasis chamber and the embryo inside and  
  
looked down at Aeryn. "Wake her I want her to see this, " she commanded. The guards shook Aeryn till she  
  
regained consciousness. "Welcome back Officer Sun, now watch." Aeryn screamed as Grayza took a pulse  
  
pistol and shot the stasis chamber, Aeryn lunged after Grayza but the guards held her tight, another blast and  
  
the tiny spark of life that was once her child was now gone. "And now for you," with a motion to quick for  
  
her to stop Grayza plunged a hypo into Aeryn's arm, "this is a very advanced form of the Living Death." you  
  
will have mere microts and you will be so far into the death that you can not return." "Commandant! a ship  
  
approaches, it is from the leviathan that is in orbit.""We leave now, where is Braca?""He was killed by the  
  
General," Volux was shoved to the front as Grayza looked up at him."Take him to the rear of the ship when  
  
Crichton gets here he will find Aeryn and then kill them without a second thought. Make it look like an  
  
accident knocked them out, we leave now.  
  
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D'Argo's ship docked with the transport and Crichton was the first off running down the halls searching for  
  
Aeryn, when he came to the room with her and his child. He entered and saw the destroyed stasis chamber,  
  
with Aeryn laying next to it. Rushing to her side, he spoke to her. Aeryn looked up and knew she must be  
  
hallucinating because John was there then she heard his voice. She knew he was real. "Aeryn wake up my  
  
love, Aeryn can you hear me." She tried to move, but all she could do was a low voice. "It was Grayza, she  
  
did this, I am so sorry John I could not stop her from killing our child.........." she could barley breath,"she  
  
also gave me the living death, John it can not be reversed, please remember your promise." John told her to  
  
lie still, that he would save her.  
  
D'Argo found Volux and the med tech in the rear of the ship, he revived them and went in search of John.  
  
Scorpious found Braca, a snarl escaped his lips, thoughts went through his head, what would John do if  
  
Aeryn was dead, would he attack the Peacekeepers. He too went in search of John.  
  
Rygel was the first to find them, as he entered he heard Aeryn tell John about Grayza, and about what  
  
happened to the baby. A cold fire that was very un like Rygel rose deep within him. Grayza would pay.  
  
D'Argo arrived with Volux and the tech, John looked up and asked what happened, the General filled him in.  
  
The tech told John there was no hope for Aeryn, that the living death had taken hold almost immediately.  
  
"Leave us please,D'Argo would you please take the container with you." D'Argo reached down to pick up  
  
the container that held the baby and left them alone, Rygel placed his hand on John's shoulder, and then he  
  
too left. Scorpious looked as if he would say something but did not, he turned around and walked out.  
  
The tech looked down at John and gave him a small hypo, "it is a kill shot" he explained. John nodded his  
  
thanks and then was alone. He stroked her beautiful black hair and remember every time she smiled at him,  
  
every kiss they shared, every embrace. He looked down at her shaking body and knew it was time to keep a  
  
promise that had been made a lifetime ago. He kissed her one more time as the kill shot entered her body,  
  
Aeryn's body tensed once and then went lax. Tears fell on her still form as he held her in his arms for a full  
  
arn.  
  
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You could her Moya mourn for Aeryn, the lights were dim during the funeral everyone on board was there in  
  
the hanger, Chiana remembering a time before when she had to say good bye to Aeryn, Rygel once again  
  
placed his medal of power around her neck, D'Argo went to once again give his Qualta Blade to her but John  
  
stopped him. Noranti was performing a chant, and Sikorzu was with Scorpious. Pilot watched through the  
  
DRD's. The child was once again inside Aeryn, Noranti had performed the operation when John asked her to.  
  
D'Argo moved to put the coffin into space but John asked if he could be alone with her for a while. Everyone  
  
left him alone with her. 1812 and Blue were there and they remained not wanting to leave.He walked up to  
  
the coffin and had a thought, "Pilot," yes John "I have something I want you to do please....................."  
  
After he explained Pilot asked him why and John replied "It is something I have to do will you please promise  
  
me?" "Yes I promise, and I won't tell the others." Thank you pilot." John went to the coffin and picked up  
  
Aeryn, then he placed her into FARSCAPE 1, looked down at Blue and 1812 and told them to take care of  
  
her. He then climbed into the module and proceeded to launch.  
  
"Pilot what is happening?" shouted D'Argo. A wormhole opened up, "John what are you doing," cried  
  
Chiana, "don't go we still need you." "It is something I have to do Pip, I love you little sister, D'Argo you are  
  
my brother, Rygel you are like an Uncle to me, Moya and Pilot are like mother and father, you are all my  
  
family, so please understand. Scorpious snarled, "Remember you promise Chrichton." "Up yours  
  
Grasshopper," and with that the FARSCAPE 1 disappeared into the wormhole.  
  
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Epilogue 1 30 cycles later  
  
Dominar Rygel the 16th was holding court in his re won kingdom, when a guard came up to him and informed the Dominar that a certain package had arrived. "This is over we will talk tomorrow." Rygel floated down to the cells of his castle to one of the rooms, "here is your package Dominar," a bounty hunter whose name he did not know shoved the package towards the middle of the room. "Take off it's hood," commanded Rygel. Grayza looked around in surprise wondering where she was at and saw Rygel, "Let me go you Hynerian worm." "I think not, bitch. You see you have taken something from me which I can never get back, My Friends, John Crichton and Aeryn Sun. No you will not die, not yet but you may wish it, I will give you blood transfusions to keep you alive, guard lets begin shall we." The guard approached the bound former Commandant with a weird knife." Legends around the Castle say Grayza screams could be heard for 5 cycle's before they ended.  
  
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Epilogue 2 96 Cycles after LAPT Trilogy  
  
Empress Katralla watched her only daughter get ready for her 16th cycle celebration, she noticed on each end of the room two little DRD's the kind you would find on a leviathan always close to her, they had already saved her from two assignation attempts when she was 5 and 8 cycles old. It was a surprise that day when she had been turned back into living flesh and was told a leviathan was in orbit. Moya was contacted and Pilot informed the Empress that he had a promise to keep and left 1812 and Blue with her to protect her blue eyed daughter. There were symbols on the wall that drew Katralla's attention, "what are these?" she asked her daughter. "I do not know but I started to draw them and they just came out, I think they are pretty. To Katralla they looked very much like some form of Mathmatic or equations, ah nothing but another mystery................  
  
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Epilogue 3  
  
The module emerged from the wormhole thousands of light years from any inhabited planet, John had shut down all life support and it was starting to get cold, he had placed Aeryn between his legs in the front seat so he could hold her one more time, after looking down at her left hand, and seeing a old ring there, his mother wedding ring, he took the kill shot and placed it on his leg, a small hiss then wrapping his arms around Aeryn he waited, "I Love you beyond hope Aeryn Sun," the Kill shot hit then, a momentary spasm then they were together forever.  
  
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Thanks all for the RR and whoever else took the time to read my first fic. Hope you liked it, till next time. Tubthumpr 


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